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Mung Bean, Salted Egg & Bean Curd Stick

Mung Bean, Salted Egg & Bean Curd Stick

Cantonese summer kitchen

Cooling · savoury · not a sweet dessert soup · 75 min · serves 4

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In the bowl

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    • Whole, green, not split. Rinse and soak 30 minutes.
    Similar in this aisleMung beans100

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    • Dry, pale, not yellowed. Soak until pliable.
    Similar in this aisleBean curd stick100

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    • Blue-grey shell. Yolk should be oily, not chalky.
    Similar in this aisleSalted duck egg100

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    • Jelly white, dark yolk. Peel just before it goes in.
    Similar in this aisleCentury egg100

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    • A shard is enough.
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Easy steps

Watch the soup come together.

Cantonese soup is not a weeknight stir-fry. Do the board work, walk away, come back. Check off as you go.

About 75 min · serves 4 · most of it is waiting

Prep & WashSoak the beansStart the potSlow simmerSeason and serve
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Cooling beans. Skip if you run very cold. The eggs already salt the pot.

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